3-1505.

(A) A RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER THE COURT SHOULD ISSUE A PEACE ORDER

(B) (1) (I) THE TEMPORARY PEACE ORDER SHALL STATE THE DATE AND
TIME OF THE PEACE ORDER HEARING.

(II) UNLESS CONTINUED FOR GOOD CAUSE. THE PEACE ORDER
HEARING SHALL BE HELD NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS AFTER THE TEMPORARY PEACE
ORDER IS SERVED ON THE RESPONDENT.

(2) THE TEMPORARY PEACE ORDER SHALL INCLUDE NOTICE TO THE
RESPONDENT:

(I) IN AT LEAST 10-POINT BOLD TYPE, THAT IF THE RESPONDENT
FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE PEACE ORDER HEARING, THE RESPONDENT MAY BE
SERVED BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL AT THE RESPONDENT'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WITH
THE PEACE ORDER AND ALL OTHER NOTICES CONCERNING THE PEACE ORDER;

(II) SPECIFYING ALL THE POSSIBLE FORMS OF RELIEF UNDER
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE PEACE ORDER MAY CONTAIN;

(III) THAT THE PEACE ORDER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE
PERIOD STATED IN THE ORDER, NOT TO EXCEED 6 MONTHS; AND

(IV) IN AT LEAST 10-POINT BOLD TYPE, THAT THE RESPONDENT
MUST NOTIFY THE COURT IN WRITING OF ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

(C) (1) IF THE RESPONDENT APPEARS FOR THE PEACE ORDER HEARING,
HAS BEEN SERVED WITH THE TEMPORARY PEACE ORDER, OR THE COURT
OTHERWISE HAS PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE RESPONDENT, THE COURT:

(I) MAY PROCEED WITH THE PEACE ORDER HEARING; AND

(II) IF THE COURT FINDS BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS COMMITTED, AND IS LIKELY TO COMMIT IN THE
FUTURE, AN ACT SPECIFIED IN § 3-1503(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE AGAINST THE
PETITIONER, OR IF THE RESPONDENT CONSENTS TO THE ENTRY OF A PEACE ORDER,
THE COURT MAY ISSUE A PEACE ORDER TO PROTECT THE PETITIONER

(2) A PEACE ORDER MAY BE ISSUED ONLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS
FILED A PETITION UNDER § 3-1503 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(3) IN CASES WHERE BOTH PARTIES FILE A PETITION UNDER § 3-1503 OF
THIS SUBTITLE, THE COURT MAY ISSUE MUTUAL PEACE ORDERS IF THE COURT
FINDS BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT EACH PARTY HAS COMMITTED,
AND IS LIKELY TO COMMIT IN THE FUTURE, AN ACT SPECIFIED IN § 3-1503(A) OF THIS
SUBTITLE AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY.

(D) (1) THE PEACE ORDER MAY INCLUDE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
RELIEF: